New in 8.5.0:
//ARSSOCK2 PROC
//ARSSOCK2 EXEC PGM=ARSSOCKD,REGION=0M,TIME=NOLIMIT,
// PARM='/VERBOSE ARCH850'
Use the VERBOSE parm and as soon as ARSSOCKD starts up you'll see:
********************************* TOP OF DATA **********************
ARS0286I Messaging initialization complete
ARS0287I Library server starting
ARS0291I Server instance: ARCH850
ARS0297I Server environment: Use security exit
ARS0295I -------- Start of server configuration information --------
?@SRV@_ARCH850?
PROTOCOL=2
PORT=1447
blah blah
?CFG?
ARS_LANGUAGE=ENU
ARS_NUM_DBSRVR=8
ARS_TMP=/ars/V850/tmp
blah blah
?CACHE?
SMFS1=/ars/V850/cache1
SMFS2=/ars/V850/cache2
SMFS_NUM=2
--------- End of server configuration information ---------
ARS0294I Activate server trace for more information
ARS0220I Server code page is 1200
ARS0351I The ARSSOCKD instance ARCH850 is ready
In V9, IBM is advertising the following format for the ARSSOCKD started task:
//ARSSOCK2 EXEC PGM=ARSSOCKD,REGION=0M,TIME=NOLIMIT,
// PARM='/-S -I ARCH850 -v'
minus capital S = start this instance
minus capital I = this instance name (just like always)
minus lowercase v = verbose or list out the options, same as specifying VERBOSE as in the previous append
This format is also good for V8.5.
I suggest that you may want to start rolling out this format now on 8.5 then you'll be comfortable with it when V9 gets implemented.